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castrated

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /kæsˈtɹeɪtɪd/
  • US: /ˈkæstɹeɪtɪd/
  • rhymes with -eɪtɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: K AE1 S T R EY2 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having had the reproductive organs removed (testicles in males, ovaries in females).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: neutered

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of castrate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unsexed

Antonyms: uncastrated

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: tredhak — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Arabic: خَصِيّ (ḵaṣiyy) — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Arabic: مَخْصِيّ (maḵṣiyy) — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Assamese: খাহী (khahi) — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Azerbaijani: axta — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Bengali: খাসী (khaśī) — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • French: castré — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • German: kastriert — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Greek: ευνούχος (evnoúchos) — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Greek: ευνουχισμένος (evnouchisménos) — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Hindi: बधिया (badhiyā) — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Hungarian: herélt — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Hungarian: kiherélt — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Hungarian: ivartalanított — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Hungarian: kasztrált — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Italian: castrato — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Kazakh: кестірілген (kestırılgen) — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Latin: sectārius — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Māori: rahopoka — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Mongolian: агталсан (agtalsan) — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Portuguese: castrado — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Spanish: castrado — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Tagalog: puhag — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Tagalog: basig — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Uzbek: axta — having had the reproductive organs removed
  • Yakut: ат (at) — having had the reproductive organs removed
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